A cut and a cappuccino on Garfield Place: Ferrari Barbershop and Coffee Co.

Oct 19, 2017 1487

BY: Polly Campbell

Fausto and Emilio Ferrari were part of a steady migration of Italians who came from Fuscaldo, a small town in the southern province of Calabria, to Cincinnati (Here's a story about it). It was common for Fuscaldese to work in Cincinnati's tailoring shops, or to become barbers.

Barbering is what the Ferrari brothers went into. Fausto came first and started working for Angelo Bruno at his barber shop in 1957. Emilio came over in 1969 and learned the trade. They cut hair and gave shaves in a tiny 3-chair shop on Garfield Place for 50 years. 

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SOURCE: http://www.cincinnati.com

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